Stage 1 and Stage 2 Swimming
At last, after two postponements due to (firstly) a technical problem with the pool and (secondly) somebody earlier in the day having a ‘little accident’ in the water and leaving a horrible mess, we have finally had the swimming badge assessment!
Swimming is a ’staged’ badge in Scouting. Staged badges are the same across all sections, since they come in stages (numbered 1 to 5), each reflecting a different level of ability. So today we have Beavers, Cubs, and Scouts all in the pool together swimming lengths, treading water, and diving for bricks and so on.
Cranham had quite a lot of entrants in both stages, since being new none of ours had done them in previous years. I eagerly await the results, but for the few activities I was directly overseeing, I don’t think any of ours failed anything!